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Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul

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Some debate about whether the finale was a figment of Walt's imagination and that he really just died right there in that snow-covered car in New Hampshire surrounded by police. It makes sense and it doesn't make sense.

It would certainly clear up a lot of the unrealistic aspects of the finale. For instance, there was no way Walt was getting out of New Hampshire. There were like, what, 3-4 people in the bar. Inches of snow on the ground. You think the police wouldn't notice the footprint trail to the vehicle? You think they wouldn't have had roadblocks? You think Walt could have travelled all the way across the country in a stolen car without getting pulled over? There is something to be said about the finale being a little too perfect.

The problem with the theory though is that he doesn't know Jesse is being held as a slave; so how could he imagine that? And, also, Gilligan has said that it was all really happening. I don't know, I suppose it could be the alternate ending from the DVD box set we'll get next month.
 
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OH10 said:
Some debate about whether the finale was a figment of Walt's imagination and that he really just died right there in that snow-covered car in New Hampshire surrounded by police. It makes sense and it doesn't make sense.

It would certainly clear up a lot of the unrealistic aspects of the finale. For instance, there was no way Walt was getting out of New Hampshire. There were like, what, 3-4 people in the bar. Inches of snow on the ground. You think the police wouldn't notice the footprint trail to the vehicle? You think they wouldn't have had roadblocks? You think Walt could have travelled all the way across the country in a stolen car without getting pulled over? There is something to be said about the finale being a little too perfect.

The problem with the theory though is that he doesn't know Jesse is being held as a slave; so how could he imagine that? And, also, Gilligan has said that it was all really happening. I don't know, I suppose it could be the alternate ending from the DVD box set we'll get next month.
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It only takes 5 minutes to get out of New Hampshire. When was the car reported as stolen? Footprints could have been any patron. This was a small town - not a megalopolis with a crack CSI team in residence.
 
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It only takes 5 minutes to get out of New Hampshire. When was the car reported as stolen? Footprints could have been any patron. This was a small town - not a megalopolis with a crack CSI team in residence.
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You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to follow footprints from a bar. While it could have been any patron, there were only, like, 2-3 to speak of at the time. You're looking for probably the most wanted man in America who has advanced-stage lung cancer. Even if you have only maybe 5-6 officers at the scene, it wouldn't take long to track every footprint in the vicinity.

But even that isn't as unrealistic as the most wanted man in America driving a stolen vehicle with the original plates all the way from New England to the Southwest United States without getting stopped. Ok, I suppose that's possible. But why would the genius Walter White risk it when there's a nationwide manhunt with a bulletin to look for this car?

Another series of unrealistic events. So Walt does his thing with Badger and Skinny Pete at the Schwartz residence the night before everything goes down. Ok, cool. But the very next day, Walt:

1. Eats breakfast in a semi-crowded restaurant;

2. Closes the deal on an M-80;

3. Goes to his house and gets the ricin (says 'hi' to Carol);

4. Gets to the coffee shop before 10A to make sure the ricin is placed in the bag of sugar substitute and resealed before Lydia and Todd get there.

5. Goes off into the nether regions of New Mexico to put together his contraption M-80 in the trunk with a remote trigger on his key ring.

6. Goes back into town and sneaks in to see Skyler; sneaks back out unnoticed.

7. Meets with Uncle Jack and kills all of the Nazis.

That's ONE HELL of a busy day for an end-stage lung cancer patient.
 
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Holy shit. This is the best series on television, or was. I heard about it last year. An old friend turned me on to it and said I'd really enjoy it. I haven't had cable in a decade. I try to stay out of the mainstream, but love a work of art, and this was one. Started watching a couple of weeks ago, and talk about an emotional grenade going off. The writer(s) and Producer(s) of this show did their homework. Of course there is the dramatic aspect to take in to account, but they really did their due diligence when it came to researching this show. Even more than that, though, the acting was superb, the writing was in another dimension. Walter's evolution, from protagonist, to antagonist to sympathetic anti-hero, was a master work. I waited until I could watch the whole thing to even comment on it. To be sure, there were some things that weren't EXACTLY right about the technical stuff, but, I was really impressed. It almost made me think about getting back to, an actual cable subscription again. But, then I thought again.
 
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Kind of missed the boat on the start of Breaking Bad. However, I started to follow the show last year with Netflix. Was able to follow the last eight episodes of the show this year. This is hands down the best show ever on TV. My top three shows of all time are:

Breaking Bad
Doctor Who
Firefly

However, I hate having a favorite anything as there is too much to even list. Back in 2002, I honestly thought Sopranos was going to be the greatest tv show of all time. But the ending completely ruined Sopranos imo. Breaking Bad ended it the best way possible. And I'm the kind of guy who hates endings.
 
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I recorded the Breaking Bad Marathon and watched it start to finish. Awesome, baby! I also recored the Walking Dead Marathon and it's pretty obvious the Breaking Bad had the better acting. The last season of BB was kind of a waste, though.
 
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